Garment-turner.



T. E. SCULLY.

GARMENT TURNER.

APPLICATION rluzn APR. 7. 191.6.

mmmw; Patented Dec.12, 1916.

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GARMENT-TURNER.

Application filed April 7, 1916.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS E. SoULLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Napa, in the county of Napa and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Turners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment turners and is designed more particularly for use in turning gloves right-side-out after they have been stitched, which-operation is performed on the inside of the glove, while the latter is reversed.

In the manufacturing of gloves, the sewing and finishing-up of' all the parts is done with the gloves turned inside-out and after completion, it is necessary before sending them from the factory, to reverse the glove, and for this purpose, the ordinary practice is to use a stick or rod held in one hand and the glove to be turned in the other, the end of the rod being pressed against the tip of each finger and thumb in turn and pressed, so as to force the ends of the fingers inwardly and turn them upon themselves. After turning the fingers and thumb, the palm and body of the glove follow. In operation, a single rod only is used, while the glove is sometimes supported and it is necessary when placing the rod against the tip of the fingers to use great care in order to center the end of the rod upon the ends of the fingers, so that the operation of reversing will be performed without danger to the glove, and the care thus exercised necessarily occupies relatively a great deal of time.

The object of the present invention is to provide an easily operated simple device whereby the gloves may be reversed with great speed and enable the operators to turn out five or six times as much work as is possible by the manual operation above'described.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete device for use in reversing gloves, and Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same.

Referring more in detail to the drawings by reference numerals, 10 indicates a horizontal bench or table of any suitable size mounted on legs 11 to support it above the floor at a convenient height for the operator standing in front of the same. At the rear of the table and on each side are guard boards 12 which prevent the gloves placed Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

Serial No. 89,664.

thereon both before and after reversal from falling to the floor; the front of the table however is left open without a guard as shown. Fastened to the top of the table near the rear guard board 12 and preferably in the center of the table, is an upright bracket 13 in which is formed a vertical slot 14, the upper part of said bracket in which the slot is formed being preferably inclined rearwardly at a slight angle as shown. A short rod or pin 15 is mounted upon the bracket 13, the rear end of said pin having a threaded stem 16 projecting through the slot 14, and a. nut 17 on said stem to fasten the pin in any position of adjustment to which it may be moved. The pin tapers gradually from the stem 16 to its forward end which terminates in a dull point 18.

A second rod or pin 19 similar in all respects to the pin 15 is secured to the upper end of a lever 20, a vertical slot 21 being formed in the lever to permit adjustment of the pin 19. This pin when in proper position is in axial line with the pin 15 and is movable to and from said pin by swinging or rocking the lever 20. The lever 20 as shown in the drawing is forked below the table, the two arms 22 of which are bent laterally toward the front legs 11 and then downwardly extending nearly to the floor line. A short distance abovethe lower end of each arm 22 is a pivotal pin 23 connecting the two arms of the lever with the legs of the bench and serving as a fulcrum upon which said lever may swing for the purpose of carrying the pin or rod 19 toward and away from the pin 15. Bolted or riveted to the upper end of the lever 20 is a breast plate 24 much wider than the lever against which the operator presses his or her body to move the lever toward the bench, while a spring 25 is attached to the lower end of each arm 22 to retract the lever after pressure has been removed.

Fastencd to the underside of the bench 10 in the center thereof and near the front edge of the bench, is a guide 26 through which is formed a horizontal opening 27 to receive a guide rod 28 pivoted at 29 to the lever 20 and having a nut 30 threaded on its rear end which limits the movement of the lever away from the table; and by turning the nut, the distance between the ends 18 and 31 of the two pins 15 and 19 is adjusted, so as to allow space to place the fingers of the glove on the pin 15.

An adjustable stop 32 in the form of a bolt is carried on the lever 20 and abuts against the bench 10 or the plate 33 thereon when the lever is moved toward the bench. This stop is to prevent the ends 18 and 31 of the two pins 15 and 19 from coming into contact when the lever is pressed forward by the body of the operator, but will permit the space therebetween to be adjusted to bring said ends as close together as possible without actual contact.

In the use of this machine, the gloves to be turned are placed upon one side of the table in position before the operator who stands in front of the same with his or her breast in position to press upon the breast plate 24. The fingers and thumb of each glove are placed successively on the pin 15 until the end 18 of said pin bears against the tip of the glove. The lever 20 is then pushed forward and the end 31 of the pin 19 brought into contact without pressure upon the tip of the finger, the position being sufiiciently close to permit the fingers of the glove to be drawn from the pin or rod 15 onto the pin or rod 19, thus reversing the finger of the glove. After all the fingers of the glove have been thus turned, the body of the glove is turned and the operation is complete' l/Vhat I claim as new is 1. A garment turner comprising a fixed approximately horizontal tapered pin, an upright swinging lever pivoted near its lower end, a second and similar tapered pin mounted on the upper end of said lever in axial line with the fixed pin and movable toward the same by body pressure of the operator against the upper or free end of the lever, resilient means for retracting said lever and pin, and an adjustable stop to limit the approach ofthe movable pin toward the fixed pin.

2. A garment turner comprising an approximately horizontal tapered pin normally fixed but capable of vertical adjustment, an upright swinging lever fulcrumed near its lower end, a second and similar tapered pin adjustably mounted on the upper free end of said lever in axial line with the fixed pin and movable toward the same by body pressure of the operator against the free end of said lever, resilient means for retracting said lever and pin, adjustable means to limit the movement of said lever and the pin carried thereon toward the fixed ment of the lever and pin in the opposite direction.

3. In a garment turner, a supporting bench, a tapered pin mounted thereon and adapted to be adjusted in a vertical direction, a swinging lever pivoted on said bench, a second and similar tapered pin adjustably mounted on said lever in axial line with the fixed pin and movable toward the same by bodily pressure of the operator against the lever, resilient means for retracting the said lever and pin, and an adjustable stop to limit the approach of the movable pin toward the fixed pin.

4;. In a garment turner, a supporting bench, a bracket fixed on said bench, a tapered pin fixed to said bracket and adapted to be adjusted vertically, said pin projecting toward the front of the bench, a swinging lever pivoted on said bench below the top thereof, a second similar tapered pin adj ustably mounted on the upper end of said lever in axial line with the fixed pin and movable toward the same by body pressure of the operator against the lever, resilient means for retracting said lever and pin, an adjustable stop to limit the retraction of the lever, and a second adjustable stop to limit its movement toward the fixed pin.

5. In a garment turner comprising a supporting bench mounted on legs and having guard boards at each side and at the rear, a bracket fixed to said bench near the rear thereof and having a slight rearward inclination at its upper end, said upper end being vertically slotted, a tapered pin adjustably mounted in the slot of said bracket and having a slight upward inclination at its forward end, a swinging lever pivoted near the bottom of the front legs and extending above said bench, the upper end of said lever being vertically slotted, a second and similar tapered pin mounted in said slot, and vertically adjustable therein to set said pin in axial line with the fixed pin, said lever being movable toward the bench by body pressure of the operator against said lover, a retracting spring connected to the lower end of the lever below its pivot, and adjustable stops to limit the movement of the lever in both directions.

In testimony whereof I afiix m y signature in presence of two witnesses.

TIIGMAS E. SCULLY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM R. SOULLY, DANIEL J. SoULLY.

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